light-footed
English
adj
Definitions
- Fast on one's feet, not plodding; nimble, agile.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English liȝtfoted affix from English light (not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload) + English foot (walk, foot).
Origin
English
foot
Gloss
walk, foot
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
歩
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bigfoot English
- Christmas light English
- Hong Kong foot English
- Spooklight English
- afoot English
- alight English
- antilight English
- arclight English
- backfoot English
- backlight English
- barefoot English
- bedlight English
- belight English
- betalight English
- birdsfoot English
- black light English
- blacklight English
- booklight English
- bumblefoot English
- candlelight English
- catchlight English
- clawfoot English
- clubfoot English
- cocksfoot English
- coltsfoot English
- cowfoot English
- crosslight English
- crowfoot English
- dawnlight English
- daylight English
- deadlight English
- downlight English
- droplight English
- dry-foot English
- dummy light English
- dusklight English
- earthlight English
- end-foot English
- enlight English
- enlighten English
- evenlight English
- extragalactic background light English
- fanfoot English
- feather-light English
- featherfoot English
- fetlock English
- finfoot English
- firelight English
- flamelight English
- flashlight English
- flatfoot English
- floodlight English
- foalfoot English
- foot English
- foot locker English
- foot-goer English
- footage English
- footbag English
- football English
- footband English
- footbank English
- footbar English
- footbath English
- footbed English
- footbinder English
- footbinding English
- footboard English
- footbone English
- footbound English
- footbow English
- footbox English
- footboy English
- footbreadth English
- footbridge English
- footcare English
- footcloth English
- footdragger English
- footed English
- footer English
- footest English
- footeth English
- footfall English
- footfault English
- footfighting English
- footfuck English
- footfucker English
- footful English
- footganger English
- footgear English
- footglove English
- footgoer English
- footgolf English
- footguard English
- footgun English
- foothalt English
- foothill English
- foothold English
- foothole English
- foothook English
- foothot English
- footing English
- footless English
- footlet English
- footlicker English
- footlight English
- footlike English
- footlocker English
- footlog English
- footlong English
- footloose English
- footly English
- footman English
- footmark English
- footmeal English
- footmuff English
- footnote English
- footpace English
- footpad English
- footpage English
- footpath English
- footpedal English
- footpeg English
- footplate English
- footpoint English
- footpole English
- footpost English
- footprint English
- footrace English
- footracer English
- footracing English
- footrail English
- footrest English
- footrope English
- footrot English
- footrub English
- footrule English
- footshake English
- footshock English
- footsie English
- footslave English
- footslog English
- footslogger English
- footslope English
- footslut English
- footsock English
- footsoldiery English
- footsore English
- footspeed English
- footstalk English
- footstall English
- footstep English
- footstone English
- footstool English
- footstrike English
- footsure English
- footsweep English
- footswitch English
- footwalk English
- footwall English
- footward English
- footwarmer English
- footway English
- footwear English
- footwell English
- footwheel English
- footwork English
- footworn English
- footwrap English
- footwriting English
- forefoot English
- forelight English
- fotmal English
- fourfooted English
- fox's foot English
- futtock English
- gaslight English
- glowlight English
- guidelight English
- harefoot English
- headlight English
- hindfoot English
- hornfoot English
- horsefoot English
- hotfoot English
- houselight English
- hyperlight English
- icefoot English
- icelight English
- idiot light English
- inlight English
- jacklight English
- jawfoot English
- kilofoot English
- kilolight English
- lamplight English
- lanternlight English
- leadfoot English
- leadfooted English
- leadlight English
- light English
- light along English
- light bulb English
- light due English
- light equation English
- light horse English
- light into English
- light line English
- light money English
- light organ English
- light out English
- light spectrum English
- light up English
- light waterline English
- light-bearing English
- light-fingered English
- light-footedly English
- light-footedness English
- light-headed English
- light-heeled English
- light-horseman English
- light-legged English
- light-minded English
- light-sensitive English
- light-spirited English
- light-struck English
- light-tight English
- light-winged English
- lightable English
- lightbar English
- lightboard English
- lightboat English
- lightbox English
- lightcurve English
- lighten English
- lighter English
- lightest English
- lighteth English
- lightface English
- lightfaced English
- lightfast English
- lightfront English
- lighthead English
- lighthearted English
- lighthouse English
- lightie English
- lighting English
- lightish English
- lightkeeper English
- lightless English
- lightlike English
- lightly English
- lightman English
- lightmans English
- lightmap English
- lightmapping English
- lightmonger English
- lightness English
- lightpath English
- lightplane English
- lightpost English
- lightproof English
- lightray English
- lightroom English
- lightsaber English
- lightscape English
- lightshade English
- lightshift English
- lightship English
- lightskin English
- lightskirt English
- lightsome English
- lightspeed English
- lightstick English
- lightstrip English
- lightvessel English
- lightweight English
- lightwell English
- lightwood English
- lightwork English
- lightworker English
- limelight English
- lobefoot English
- looplight English
- lovelight English
- lowlight English
- matchlight English
- megafoot English
- microlight English
- midfoot English
- mislight English
- moonlight English
- multilight English
- neatsfoot English
- nightlight English
- nonlight English
- noonlight English
- outfoot English
- overfoot English
- overlight English
- owllight English
- paddlefoot English
- penlight English
- pigeonfoot English
- pigfoot English
- pocketlight English
- ponyfoot English
- porchlight English
- portlight English
- prelight English
- pussyfoot English
- quarterlight English
- rearfoot English
- refoot English
- relight English
- ringlight English
- rushlight English
- safelight English
- saltfoot English
- scalyfoot English
- sea-light English
- searchlight English
- sheepsfoot English
- sidefoot English
- sidelight English
- singlefoot English
- skylight English
- snowlight English
- sowfoot English
- spacelight English
- spadefoot English
- spinefoot English
- splayfoot English
- spotlight English
- stairfoot English
- starlight English
- stockingfoot English
- stoplight English
- straylight English
- streetlight English
- striplight English
- sub-light English
- sunlight English
- superlight English
- swiftfoot English
- switchfoot English
- taillight English
- tanglefoot English
- tealight English
- tenderfoot English
- tenfoot English
- thunderlight English
- top light English
- toplight English
- torchlight English
- tubelight English
- twilight English
- ultralight English
- underfoot English
- unlight English
- uplight English
- warlight English
- watchlight English
- waxlight English
- webfoot English
- windowlight English
- wrongfoot English
- Licht German
- footing Italian
- footing French
- light French
- фут Russian
- light Spanish, Castilian
- フット Japanese
- fot Middle English
- light Middle English
- liȝtfoted Middle English
- ฟุต Thai
- futi Swahili
- layita Xhosa
- fut Tok Pisin
- lait Tok Pisin
- put Tok Pisin
- layida Swati
- futu Sranan Tongo
- leti Sranan Tongo
- ليت Gulf Arabic
- laatɩ Farefare
- foot
- light
- afoot
- refoot
- fotmal
- alight
- footly
- footed
- footer
- webfoot
- footbag
- footpeg
- finfoot
- icefoot
- uplight
- futtock
- midfoot
- belight
- lightie
- footpad
- footlet
- relight
- jawfoot
- footest
- fanfoot
- unlight
- inlight
- footing
- lighten
- lightly
- footbed
- footful
- footway
- fetlock
- footrub
- footgun
- footbar
- footsie
- footboy
- cowfoot
- hotfoot
- footrot
- footbox
- foothot
- pigfoot
- footbow
- footlog
- footage
- Bigfoot
- lighter
- outfoot
- tenfoot
- footeth
- enlight
- footman
- sowfoot
- nonlight
- footsure
- footnote
- lighting
- hindfoot
- footsock
- barefoot
- footrest
- backfoot
- gaslight
- hornfoot
- megafoot
- mislight
- flatfoot
- saltfoot
- footwork
- rearfoot
- footlong
- forefoot
- daylight
- footstep
- light up
- foalfoot
- footwall
- owllight
- footpage
- footwear
- footwell
- crowfoot
- foothill
- footmeal
- lightray
- footrail
- footsore
- clubfoot
- harefoot
- clawfoot
- foothalt
- footfall
- foothook
- footwalk
- foothold
- lighteth
- sidefoot
- overfoot
- skylight
- lightbar
- sunlight
- footslog
- footcare
- footward
- footpost
- footgear
- footrope
- footband
- prelight
- lightbox
- end-foot
- footmuff
- footrule
- footgolf
- lightman
- dry-foot
- toplight
- lobefoot
- arclight
- warlight
- footbank
- footpath
- penlight
- football
- footfuck
- footpole
- lowlight
- lightish
- footless
- footlike
- ponyfoot
- kilofoot
- twilight
- footbath
- footrace
- tealight
- leadfoot
- waxlight
- footslut
- lightmap
- footwrap
- footbone
- lightest
- footworn
- footpace
- footmark
- foothole
- footgoer
- icelight
- bedlight
- limelight
- dawnlight
- footlight
- footshake
- lightness
- safelight
- lightable
- lightboat
- lightpath
- birdsfoot
- lightlike
- lightfast
- footbound
- backlight
- lightwood
- lightface
- horsefoot
- spinefoot
- lightwell
- footpoint
- footsweep
- spotlight
- footplate
- glowlight
- footslope
- wrongfoot
- footloose
- footprint
- lighthead
- lightship
- sidelight
- lightsome
- evenlight
- footstone
- lightwork
- splayfoot
- jacklight
- scalyfoot
- footspeed
- betalight
- starlight
- tubelight
- footboard
- looplight
- sea-light
- footguard
- headlight
- overlight
- footstall
- lightpost
- footpedal
- footwheel
- spadefoot
- pussyfoot
- leadlight
- snowlight
- downlight
- droplight
- lightroom
- foot-goer
- deadlight
- portlight
- lightless
- sub-light
- footfault
- ringlight
- swiftfoot
- firelight
- footstool
- footglove
- lamplight
- stairfoot
- stoplight
- lightmans
- neatsfoot
- moonlight
- antilight
- footcloth
- cocksfoot
- footracer
- top light
- noonlight
- dusklight
- rushlight
- footslave
- underfoot
- enlighten
- lovelight
- kilolight
- footshock
- forelight
- booklight
- footstalk
- light out
- taillight
- light due
- coltsfoot
- lightskin
- floodlight
- paddlefoot
- lightshift
- footwarmer
- tenderfoot
- crosslight
- houselight
- footracing
- lightcurve
- lightproof
- lightstick
- footbinder
- switchfoot
- lightskirt
- lightscape
- multilight
- lightfaced
- singlefoot
- footlicker
- footswitch
- fox's foot
- Spooklight
- spacelight
- lightboard
- earthlight
- footfucker
- straylight
- guidelight
- pigeonfoot
- flamelight
- catchlight
- light line
- footganger
- footstrike
- lightplane
- ultralight
- tanglefoot
- superlight
- sheepsfoot
- lightspeed
- lightstrip
- flashlight
- hyperlight
- leadfooted
- fourfooted
- lightshade
- striplight
- lightfront
- light into
- porchlight
- lighthouse
- lightsaber
- matchlight
- nightlight
- bumblefoot
- microlight
- blacklight
- light bulb
- footlocker
- footbridge
- torchlight
- watchlight
- footslogger
- footdragger
- streetlight
- windowlight
- lightweight
- light organ
- idiot light
- light along
- dummy light
- lightworker
- lightvessel
- footwriting
- pocketlight
- footbreadth
- featherfoot
- footbinding
- light horse
- lightkeeper
- light-tight
- candlelight
- foot locker
- lightmonger
- searchlight
- light money
- black light
- lighthearted
- lightmapping
- stockingfoot
- light-struck
- light-headed
- light-winged
- light-heeled
- footsoldiery
- quarterlight
- light-minded
- thunderlight
- light-legged
- lanternlight
- footfighting
- feather-light
- light-bearing
- light-fingered
- light-spirited
- light-footedly
- light spectrum
- light-horseman
- light equation
- Hong Kong foot
- light-sensitive
- Christmas light
- light waterline
- light-footedness
- extragalactic background light